The progress of Microsoft towards acceptance into the open source community continues. The Azure team is definitely a force for good in the company, constantly...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | March 11, 2016 at 11:13 AM

At the end of 2015 I was honoured to be elected to serve as a director of The Document Foundation — the charity that develops LibreOffice — for two years. The new...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | February 19, 2016 at 07:35 AM

As of January 1st 2016, my main work focus is once again Meshed Insights Ltd., which we’ve kept ticking over during 2015. Working at Wipro was an interesting experiment...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | January 1, 2016 at 05:24 AM

If you’d like some music for the dark nights (& days) that’s not so “traditional”, try these albums: Strange Communion by Thea Gilmore (previously covered) Wild...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | December 20, 2015 at 12:06 PM

Q: Which open source license is best? A: Unlike bilateral copyright licenses, which are negotiated between two parties and embody a truce between them for business...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | December 17, 2015 at 02:00 PM

The news that Red Hat and Microsoft have reached an agreement about hosting Linux is very welcome. I am delighted for Red Hat here, and see this as a huge sign...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | November 4, 2015 at 11:00 AM

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down an opinion declaring EU-US safe harbour for personal data invalid this morning. It has far-reaching implications...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | October 6, 2015 at 07:14 AM

Extract from an imaginary equality policy: The only life experience any of us can truly know is ourself. We perceive others as objects outside ourselves, so it’s...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | June 7, 2015 at 07:07 AM

Wanting to remember to run the payroll for my company, I was amazed to discover that Google Calendar does not offer any way to create a recurring calendar entry...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | April 12, 2015 at 06:53 PM

I’ve news. Starting today, I will be working full time in a new role. I’m now a Director at the global consulting firm WiPro in their Open Source practice, advising...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | March 2, 2015 at 04:00 AM

Samsung’s Smart TV listens to everything you say all the time you have voice control enabled. No surprise there. But Samsung’s Terms warn that it’s likely to be...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | February 9, 2015 at 03:36 PM

This letter was published in the London Evening Standard on January 12th, 2015: I watch with alarm as, in the wake of the barbaric murders in France, politicians...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | January 13, 2015 at 05:55 AM

In fact this memorial to one — three days of killing in Paris over free speech and blasphemy — has been: The July Column in the Place de la Bastille in Paris –...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | January 12, 2015 at 04:59 AM

I’ve been privileged to travel widely, and have had conversations with educated people in several countries where Islam is the norm. On one visit to the Levant,...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | January 11, 2015 at 01:44 PM

I am appalled and horrified by the wicked and murderous attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Settling scores with violence is the recourse of ignorant, cowardly barbarians...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | January 7, 2015 at 08:20 AM

I am no fan of elitist bureaucracy, but I am not a euro-sceptic. I am convinced the European Parliament and the civil service around it is close to the best available...Simon PhippsFrom Wild WebMink | January 4, 2015 at 04:37 PM